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Stranger pays for jobless Cornwall man's first date with girlfriend | Stranger pays for jobless Cornwall man's first date with girlfriend |
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A stranger paid for a new couple's first date after hearing them discussing their money troubles. | A stranger paid for a new couple's first date after hearing them discussing their money troubles. |
The woman heard Alex Doyle, 23, and Zoe Paton, 21, talking in their parked car in Launceston, Cornwall. | The woman heard Alex Doyle, 23, and Zoe Paton, 21, talking in their parked car in Launceston, Cornwall. |
Unemployed Mr Doyle was apologising to his girlfriend of two months for not being able to afford to take her out for an official first date. | Unemployed Mr Doyle was apologising to his girlfriend of two months for not being able to afford to take her out for an official first date. |
The passerby insisted on giving them £50 so they could "make some memories". | The passerby insisted on giving them £50 so they could "make some memories". |
More on the romantic stranger story, plus other Devon and Cornwall news | More on the romantic stranger story, plus other Devon and Cornwall news |
Mr Doyle, who has been unemployed for two months, said he was so overwhelmed by the kind gesture that he cried and was unable to thank the stranger properly. | |
Dinner and a movie | Dinner and a movie |
He said although his girlfriend works he did not want to go on a date until he could afford to pay for it, and he "felt really bad" that he could not do so. | He said although his girlfriend works he did not want to go on a date until he could afford to pay for it, and he "felt really bad" that he could not do so. |
The couple were parked by Roadford Lake and Miss Paton was telling him "it felt like he had given up looking for work". | The couple were parked by Roadford Lake and Miss Paton was telling him "it felt like he had given up looking for work". |
The car window was slightly open and the woman approached the car saying she had overheard them and wanted to give them some money. | The car window was slightly open and the woman approached the car saying she had overheard them and wanted to give them some money. |
The pair spent the money on a meal in Plymouth and a trip to the cinema to see Ouija: Origin of Evil. | The pair spent the money on a meal in Plymouth and a trip to the cinema to see Ouija: Origin of Evil. |
Mr Doyle says he wants to thank their benefactor for her generosity. | Mr Doyle says he wants to thank their benefactor for her generosity. |
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